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-The limitation of favorability is released.

-Yuria’s favorability increases.

[Favorability: 100↑]

(!) The awakening of ‘Saint of Purity’ Yuria begins.

“Hm?”

The notification of a fluttering heart, which I didn’t know how to respond to, rang out, and a blue window appeared. If it had appeared a little later, it would have been fine, but the blue window, which suddenly popped up without warning, almost made me blaspheme. However, I barely managed to hold back my impolite words due to the important content in the favorability window and let out a sigh of relief.

‘Saint...?’

I wondered if it was because I had received a kiss from the sleeping princess, and the favorability limitation and the saint’s awakening had begun, according to the system message.

I raised an eyebrow at the system message’s nonsense and openly showed my doubts. Then, I gazed at Yuria, who was blushing and looking away.

“No... it’s not that.”

Yuria, whose face was as red as a tomato, muttered to herself, looking like she might burst into tears at any moment.

“It’s not that it doesn’t mean anything... uh, what am I saying...”

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I wanted to tease Yuria, who was avoiding eye contact and fanning her face, but there was a more pressing issue at hand. I gazed at the favorability window with trembling eyes.

[Yuria Lv. 41]

Occupation: Saint of Purity (Awakening)

Favorability: 100

Favorite Conversation Topics: First Love, Ricardo, Family, Getting Stronger, My Own Promise, Childcare Plans, People I Like

Disliked Conversation Topics: Ruin, Heretics, People Who Harm Ricardo

It seemed like a lot had changed.

From the favorability constraint to the saint’s awakening, there were many elements I didn’t know about that were undergoing significant changes. I felt a small sense of resistance as I gazed at the golden ‘favorability’ and ‘occupation’ changes. “If you were going to tell me, you should have done so earlier.”

Couldn’t they have given me a quest hint or something if this was so important? I couldn’t help but feel annoyed at the system’s tardiness.

“Well, at least they’re telling me now.”

I let out a deep sigh as I gazed at the favorability window’s brazen words. I had thought that Yuria’s favorability hadn’t increased because I was lacking, but now I knew the reason. Moreover, the problem I had considered the biggest, the saint’s awakening, had been resolved, so I thought it was a good thing.

I looked at Yuria with a satisfied gaze and patted her head.

“Thank you.”

*

The peaceful lady’s sickroom.

“Uh-huh...”

The lady holding a dog treat looked at me with a tense expression.

It wasn’t chocolate, but a dog treat.

I rubbed my eyes and double-checked what was in the lady’s mouth, but I couldn’t help but laugh at the unchanged dog treat and shook my head.

“Where did that come from?”

I had many questions for the lady, who was holding the dog treat in her mouth, but I had to take action first. I carefully reached out to the lady, who was on high alert.

“Wait.”

“...”

“Wait.”

“...

It felt like I had completely become a dog.

With a serious expression, I was trying to figure out how to turn the young lady back into a human, but she let out a “pfft” and spat out dog treats. Then, with her arms crossed, she looked at me with a dull voice.

“Ricardo.”

“Yes.”

“You went to meet a girl.”

“Have you really become a dog?”

“Huh?”

The young lady’s instincts, even as a dog, were still sharp.

I chuckled softly and slowly walked towards the young lady, who was sitting on the hospital bed wearing a patient’s gown because she didn’t have any clothes to change into. The young lady, who was considered the most beautiful in the world, looked surprisingly good in the gown, and I couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration.

“What’s with this?” I asked, picking up the dog treats that had fallen on the floor.

“My uncle gave it to me.”

“Your uncle?”

“Yes. The hotel uncle.”

“Ah...?”

The young lady pointed to the hospital room door and told me about her conversation with James, saying, “The hotel uncle came to find Yuria, and when I said I wasn’t here, he gave me this.”

“This thing...?”

“Yes. He told me to give it to Ricardo.”

“To me?”

“Yes. You said you raised a bear before, right?”

“Ah... But why did you take a bite of this?”

“It’s really expensive, so he said it’s okay for humans to eat it. Ricardo, you should try it too. It’s delicious when made into beef jerky.”

“Ah...”

I didn’t think I would eat it, though. I pushed aside my petty doubts and stroked the young lady’s head, smiling.

“You did well.”

“Yes.”

“You didn’t fight, did you?”

“No.”

Anyway, the young lady was kind. Whatever the reason, she had played a trick on the middle-aged men, so I handed her a chocolate from my pocket and spoke in a gentle voice.

“Wait.”

“I’m not a dog.”

“...”

The young lady was clever.

As we continued to talk about dog treats, the early dawn hours approached.

The clock showed 3 am, and outside the window, the large moon shone brightly in the sky. The young lady and I spent a quiet morning in the hospital room, smiling together.

In the peaceful atmosphere of the hospital room, the young lady carefully opened her mouth.

“Ricardo.”

“Yes.”

“Did you make up with Yuria?”

“...”

As expected. The lady was the culprit.

I chuckled softly and pinched the lady’s cheek, which was leaning on my shoulder. “I told you not to say it, but you ended up saying it anyway?”

“Ugh... it’s torn apart.”

“It’s okay even if it’s torn apart. A careless idol like you can get scolded.”

“Sorry, sorry... hehe! Sorry!”

“Really...”

I released the lady’s cheek and smiled, and the lady, who was rubbing her cheek, muttered, “Hehe... it feels like it’s stretched.”

“Thanks to you, we had a good conversation.”

“...”

“We cleared up the misunderstanding and made up.”

The lady nodded her head and smiled slightly.

“Ricardo was too much like a fool.”

“That’s an insult.”

“I know.”

The lady gazed at the bright moon and whispered softly, in a voice I could barely hear. “You’re too foolish.” She then buried her face in my shoulder again.

The moon was bright.

The moon hanging in the night sky was so bright that it seemed unnecessary to have a lantern. The moon, which was usually calm and quiet, was especially beautiful tonight.

I looked at the moon and spoke carefully, feeling like playing a trick. “Lady.”

“Yes.”

“Do you know that there’s a rabbit living on the moon?”

“A rabbit?”

I raised an eyebrow and gazed at the lady, who was tilting her head in confusion, and pointed to the moon with my finger.

“From that spot to that spot is the rabbit’s ear.”

“Oh...”

“And from the bottom to the top is the mortar.”

“The mortar?”

“Yes, the rabbit on the moon makes rice cakes.”

“Rice cakes? Are they delicious?”

The lady’s question, which seemed to only think about food, made me burst out laughing, and I shook my head. I had never tried them before either.

“I don’t know. I’ve never tried them.”

“Hmm...”

“Do you want to eat them?”

“Yeah.”

The lady gazed intently at the moon, her eyes shining brightly. She seemed to be thinking about what the moon’s rice cakes were made of. I couldn’t help but chuckle at the lady’s innocent expression and opened my mouth.

“That’s a lie.”

“...What?”

“There’s no rabbit on the moon, and they don’t make rice cakes.”

“...Hehehe.”

The young lady, whose innocence had been shattered, gazed at me with resentful eyes and clenched her fists. Since long-range attacks weren’t working, she had switched to close combat, and I couldn’t help but burst out laughing at her furious expression.

“Don’t tease me! I thought you were serious!”

“Pfft!”

“Don’t laugh!”

“I didn’t think you’d really believe it.”

“Hehehe.”

This is fun.

It seems like I’ve eliminated one worry, making it even more enjoyable and carefree.

I gazed up at the moon and spoke cautiously to the young lady, as we were nearing the end of our northern journey and there was one thing I had forgotten.

“Miss.”

“Yes?”

The young lady, who had been punching the air, stopped moving and looked at me, her expression still furious. I held back my smile, trying not to laugh at her pouting face.

“Didn’t you say you wanted to see something in the north?”

“Ah...”

The young lady looked up at the sky, her eyes wandering. After glancing at the sky and then at her watch, she hung her head and spoke in a weak voice.

“I don’t think I can see it.”

“What is it?”

“There’s something like that.”

“Please tell me. I can make it happen for you.”

“It’s...”

“Yes.”

“It’s... that green painting, isn’t it?”

“Ah...”

I smiled slightly, recalling the painting the young lady wanted to see. I glanced up at the sky and smiled again.

“I think I can show it to you.”

If only we had enough time.... Oh?

A gentle breeze began to blow.

And.

In the sky, a green aurora started to take shape, as if painting the night sky.

“Oh wow...”

“I told you, ? Nоvеl?g?t ? (Official version) didn’t I?”

“Ricardo...!”

“I can do anything...”

I was about to say that we could stay in the north until we saw the aurora, but the timing was perfect, and I felt lucky.

“What’s this?”

The young lady suddenly jumped into my arms, our bodies intertwining.

“Amazing!”

“Uh...”

The lady smiled and was sitting comfortably.

And I...

was touching my lips, pretending to be a tough guy, remaining still.

“That’s right.”

“Hehe...!”

“You’re too beautiful.”

We shared our first kiss.

As an adult, it was my first time saying those words.